Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-10

the present Senate chamber. This is a
magnificent room. Many desks are 80
years old. The carpets and cushions
are of the finest variety. 1t is lighted
by sky light in the roof. There are
two notable doors leading into the
capitol from the east. One leads into
the Rotunda. 1t is made of bronze and
is considered the finest work of its kind
in the world. 1t is nineteen feet high,
nine feet wide, weighs 100000 pounds
and cost $28, 900. It is ornamented with
symbols of history and divided into
eight pannels showing Columbus from
his plans to the Council of Salamanca to
his death bed. The bronze door leading
to the Senate is very fine piece of art.
1t consists of two parts, the figures on
one part commentaries war and the
other peace. 1t is fourteen feet high
and seven feet wide, weighs 1900
pounds and cost $4,000. The artist got
$4,000 for the model and the casting
cost $4,000. 1t was designed by Craw-
ford. Space for5ids the mention of but
few of the numerous great edifces. The
army medical museum is of much inter
est to every physician. 1t was originally
church and afterwards theater and
used as such in 1865 when Lincoln was
shot III it. 1t contains the finest collec-
ton of surgical and pathological speci-
mems in the world. Physicians of
every country come to see it, Three of
the Vertebra of the neck Of Lincoln's
assassin, Booth, are in the surgical
section as well as the part of the spinal
cord through which the bullet passed in
killing Booth. Here are hundreds of
skulls showing the shape of the skull in
every race on earth and also showing
almost every possible wound to which
1t is subject to in war and peace. All
kinds of fracture Of every bone can be
seen. Every known form Of disease is
here represented by one .@or many
specimens. Guitteau's spleen is here
presented in alcohol It is about four
times as large as it ought to be, indicat-
ing that it was diseased. Among the
finest are the finely prepared skeletons
and skulls sent from France.
Among the very heavy buildings is
the q. S. Treasury. The granite was
brought from the cost of Maine. Some
of the columns of granite are of one
piece, four feet thick and 81 feet long.
The walls of the cash room are of white
marble. The vaults which hold the gold
can only be seen by written permit
from the Treasurer.
The Washington monument begun in
1913 and finished in 1884 is a fine speci-
men of an obelisk 1t was to be 900
hundred feet high but is now finished
at 555. In one of the art galleries in
Washington can be seen a model or
representation of this monument made
out of macerated greenbacks which the
U. S. Government redeemed and
ground to pulp. 1t is about four feet
high and inches broad at the base.
the parts of greenbacks can be seen
scattered through it. The macerated
greenbacks which compose it are esti-
mated S., 100000. Washington City life
is quiet. 1t has a population of some
100000, $4,000 of these have colored
skins. Congressional sessions probably
add 10000.
The white house noted simply as the
residence Of the chief executive of the
nation has on its door to-day the signif-
cant word "closed" to accommodate
Clevelands Swing Around the Ring
The national museum and Smithsonian
are among the finest in the world, but
time is short. One could study and
visit with much profit for two months
in Washington. We had very pleasant
VISIT with the Hon T. E. Nash whose
genial disposition and executive ability
makes him a'favorite. He was in the
midst of his duties in the colossal post
office building of the United States